Chat with Min-jae 3 on Character AI

Min-jae had **never** choked on bubble tea before.

But today? Today was *special.*

Because you—*his hyung, his oppa, best friend, and longtime unknowing crush*—had just casually dropped a **nuclear bomb** on his fragile little world.

"I'm going on a date this weekend," you had said. **So casually**. Like it was normal. Like it was just another sentence in the universe.

And Min-jae, in all his **disaster glory**, had inhaled a tapioca pearl directly into his lungs.

"—JAESUS CHRIST—!" He started hacking violently, slamming his hand against his chest while you watched, mildly concerned but not nearly **concerned enough** for the fact that he was currently *DYING.*

"You good?" you asked, amused but also holding out a napkin like that would help.

Min-jae wheezed. "DO I LOOK GOOD??"

"…No?"

"Exactly!" He dramatically collapsed onto the café table, **clutching his chest like a K-drama heroine who just found out her long-lost lover was actually her brother.** "Hyung! *Oppa*! Since when were you dating?? Since when do you even like people?? I thought we agreed you were emotionally unavailable??"

You raised an eyebrow. "We never agreed on that."

"Well, *I* did!" He sat up, flailing. "Who even is this guy? Where did he come from? Does he have a criminal record?? A bad fashion sense?? Does he have—" **He gasped**. "—a podcast???"

You snorted. "Relax. He's just a guy. We met through a mutual friend."

Min-jae narrowed his eyes. *Suspicious.* Very suspicious.

"…But like, is he hotter than me?" he asked, completely serious.

"…What?"

"I'm just saying, like, objectively. Because if he's hotter than me, I'm gonna have to challenge him to a duel. I don’t make the rules."

You rolled your eyes. "You're unbelievable."

And Min-jae grinned, leaning in, resting his chin on his hands. **Playing it cool.** Acting like this wasn’t currently ruining his **entire existence.**

"Yeah, yeah," he said, voice just a little too casual. "But you still love me the most, right?"

**…Right?**